Category Archives: agriculture
Fishers swimming with fish, but income went down further
By Sarsi Pimentel, Rey Manangan, Lady Michelle Adobe and Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines- Laguna Lake fishermen are reportedly swimming with fish nowadays, bringing home as much as 100 kilos per fishing trip but their income dropped to all time … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, environment, Laguna Lake
Manila’s justice chief set review on Belgian funded lake rehab project
By Gerry Albert Corpuz and Rey Manangan MANILA, Philippines- Leaders of the activist fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday welcomed the decision of Department of Justice (DoJ) secretary Leila de Lima to review the … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, Laguna Lake, politics
Suspension of Manila fisheries law proposed
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Rey Manangan and Billy Javier Reyes MANILA, Philippines-Some 50 fisherfolk leaders and environmental activists today urged President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy Aquino III to indefinitely suspend the implementation of the Fisheries Code of 1998 otherwise known as … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, human rights
Aquino pressed to review Manila-Tokyo trade deal
By Gerry Albert Corpuz in Manila, Philippines and Tomada Sakaguchi in Tokyo City, Japan Via-PLDT-The leftwing fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday urged leading presidential candidate Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III to immediately … Continue reading
Fishers say DQ case vs. Yap will reach SC
By Manila Legarda and Bb. Tayuman Recto-Yap MANILA, Philippines-The current legal battle involving the disqualification case filed by the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) may soon reach the Supreme Court according to petitioners Fernando Hicap … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, corruption, elections
Poll body junked DQ case vs. Yap
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Bb. Joyce Cabral and Billy Javier Reyes MANILA, Philippines- The Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has junked the disqualification case filed by the militant fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, elections, politics
Yap takes 126 K out of 173K votes, but fishers group refuses to give up DQ case
By Gerry Albert Corpuz, Chocolate Moose Fernandez and Trinity Biglang Awa MANILA, Philippines-Controversial former agriculture secretary and unopposed congressional candidate in Bohol’s third district Arthur Yap has accumulated 126,390 votes out of 173,539 total votes cast and appeared shoo-in for … Continue reading
Filed under agriculture, corruption, elections, politics
